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Eleni Gabre-Madhin: A commodities exchange for Ethiopia

Economist Eleni Gabre-Madhin outlines her ambitious vision to found the first commodities market in Ethiopia. Her plan would create wealth, minimize risk for farmers and turn the world's largest recipient of food aid into a regional food basket.
https://www.ted.com/talks/eleni_gabre_madhin_a_commodities_exchange_for_ethiopia

Melaku Belay | TED Speaker

TED Fellow Melaku Belay is a choreographer and dancer.
Choreographer, dancer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/melaku_belay

Mehret Mandefro: How a strong creative industry helps economies thrive

When global leaders think about which industries can fuel economic growth, the arts are often overlooked. But filmmaker Mehret Mandefro says the creative sector actually has the power to grow economies -- while also helping safeguard democracy. In this captivating talk, she shares a behind-the-scenes look at how she's putting culture back on the...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mehret_mandefro_how_a_strong_creative_industry_helps_economies_thrive

Playlist: Emerging markets (11 talks)

A breadth of talks that explore and highlight the future of emerging markets across the globe.
Curated by TED · 11 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/emerging_markets

Eleni Gabre-Madhin | TED Speaker

Eleni Gabre-Madhin is working to build Ethiopia's first commodities market. Re-establishing the profit motive for farmers, she believes, could help turn the world's largest recipient of food aid into a regional food basket.
Economist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/eleni_gabre_madhin

Zeresenay Alemseged | TED Speaker

Zeresenay "Zeray" Alemseged digs in the Ethiopian desert, looking for the earliest signs of humanity. His most exciting find: the 3.3-million-year-old bones of Selam, a 3-year-old hominid child, from the species Australopithecus afarensis.
Paleoanthropologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/zeresenay_alemseged

Meklit Hadero | TED Speaker

Meklit Hadero is an Ethiopian-American singer-songwriter living the cultural in-between, both in her own luminous compositions and as a co-founder of the Nile Project.
Singer-songwriter
https://www.ted.com/speakers/meklit_hadero

Paul Conneally | TED Speaker

Paul Conneally is the public communications manager for the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and a leader in using digital technologies for humanitarian aid.
Aid worker
https://www.ted.com/speakers/paul_conneally

Mehret Mandefro | TED Speaker

Mehret Mandefro is an award-winning producer, writer and director.
Filmmaker, anthropologist, physician
https://www.ted.com/speakers/mehret_mandefro

Melaku Belay: The ecstasy of Eskista, an ancient Ethiopian dance

By mastering the Eskista, an ancient Ethiopian dance, TED Fellow Melaku Belay survived a childhood on the streets and became a voice for his country. He shares how traditional dances can connect the wisdom of the past to the energy of the future -- and, after the talk, delivers a thrilling performance of Eskista accompanied by a free-jazz ensemb...
https://www.ted.com/talks/melaku_belay_the_ecstasy_of_eskista_an_ancient_ethiopian_dance

Xavier Vilalta | TED Speaker

Barcelona-based architect Xavier Vilalta works in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He adopts and updates traditional design principles to construct modern buildings that truly suit their environment.
Architect and urbanist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/xavier_vilalta

Zachariah Mampilly | TED Speaker

Zachariah Mampilly is an expert on the politics of both violent and non-violent resistance.
Political scientist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/zachariah_mampilly

Jimmy Carter | TED Speaker

The president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, Jimmy Carter has used his post-presidency years to work for peace, teach, write and engage in global activism.
Peace activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jimmy_carter

Amar Inamdar | TED Speaker

Amar Inamdar works with businesses and entrepreneurs to imagine, create and grow markets that address our biggest social and environmental challenges.
Investor, entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/amar_inamdar

Sebastião Salgado | TED Speaker

Sebastião Salgado captures the dignity of the dispossessed through large-scale, long-term projects.
Photojournalist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sebastiao_salgado

TEDxAddis - an independently organized event

About this event: TEDxAddis is an independently organized TEDx event operated under license from TED. While TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, the 2010-2011 TEDxAddis events featured talks on insurance schemes for disaster risk management in Africa, the investment potential of agriculture, making music in the moment, streaming algorithms, greeni...
Event details: Addis Ababa, Ādīs Ābeba, Ethiopia · April 7, 2012
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/4549

Will MacAskill | TED Speaker

Will MacAskill is a cofounder of the effective altruism movement, a philosophy that tries to answer the question: How can we do as much good as possible?
Moral philosopher, writer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/will_macaskill

TEDxAddis - an independently organized event

About this event: At this first TEDxAddis event, we will feature 9 live speakers which are among the innovators and leaders in our community. At the Demember 18, 2010 TEDxAddis event, we will feature 9 live speakers, which are among the leaders in our community, and 4 TED Talks. In the spirit of "Ideas worth spreading,' TEDxAddis will feature talks about inn...
Event details: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · December 18, 2010
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/1102

Su Kahumbu | TED Speaker

TED Fellow Su Kahumbu is working to improve farmer livelihoods and contribute to nutritional security and environmental sustainability.
Agriculturalist, social entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/su_kahumbu

Karen Bass | TED Speaker

Karen Bass has traveled the world to explore and capture footage from every environment across the Earth.
Natural history filmmaker
https://www.ted.com/speakers/karen_bass

Architecture infused with fractals: how TED speaker Ron Eglash inspired architect Xavier Vilalta

If you look closely at the Lideta Mercato -- a shopping mall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, designed by TED Fellow Xavier Vilalta -- you will notice a unique pattern on its skin, inspired by the beautiful, bold patterns found on Ethiopian women’s dresses. But if you look closer, you will also notice something else: that the design is based on fra...
Posted October 25, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/10/25/architecture-infused-with-fractals-ron-eglash-and-xavier-vilalta

TEDxAddisSalon: Setting the Pace - an independently organized event

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Event details: Addis Ababa, Ādīs Ābeba, Ethiopia · November 29, 2014
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/13639

TEDxAddisSalon - an independently organized event

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Event details: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · December 13, 2011
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/4521

TEDxAddisKetemaSalon: TEDxAddisKetemaSalon 20220730 - an independently organized event

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Event details: Addis Abeba, Ādīs Ābeba, Ethiopia · September 17, 2022
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/50443

Fellows Friday with Meklit Hadero

Meklit Hadero’s soulful songs have launched her explosive rise in the music world. Her sound draws from jazz, West Coast folk, and her Ethiopian roots. Meklit’s performances and community outreach projects -- in North America, Africa, or where the winds take her -- continue to enrich her music and be an integral part of its evolution. Are you a...
Posted July 8, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/07/08/fellows-friday-with-meklit-hadero

TEDx Skype station: Connecting TEDWomen with Africa

Tuesday afternoon at the TEDx Africa Skype station, host Kelo Kubu chatted with TEDx events in South Africa, Ghana and Ethiopia. It was on the verge of midnight in Johannesburg when Bongi Mkhabela of TEDxSoweto talked with TEDWomen attendees about the importance of listening to different perspectives -- a strong theme in Session 1. Halla Tom...
Posted December 8, 2010
https://blog.ted.com/2010/12/08/tedx-skype-station-connecting-tedwomen-with-africa

TEDxAddis - an independently organized event

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Event details: Addis Ababa, Ādīs Ābeba, Ethiopia · October 12, 2013
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/7455

TEDxAddis: The Stuff Of Life - an independently organized event

About this event: What is life? And how can it be better lived? From the secrets of the biological processes that take place in our body, to the cultural constructs that take place in our society; from the technologies and resources that make life possible and enjoyable, to the themes that define our humanity -- or threaten it: TEDGlobal 2011 will be a celebratio...
Event details: Addis Ababa, Ādīs Ābeba, Ethiopia · July 12, 2011
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/3345

TEDxBole - an independently organized event

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Event details: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · September 18, 2010
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/984

TEDxInjibara - an independently organized event

About this event: TEDxInjibara is open for all people living in Injibara. The event is held in English and is a great opportunity to speak English with Ethiopians as well as foreigners! Each month we have a new theme that is relevant to the lives we live.
Event details: Injibara, Āmara, Ethiopia · December 12, 2014
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/13805
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